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EFISC-GTP Certification for Feed Ingredient Supply Chains
Demonstrate that the trading, storage and transportation of your feed ingredients are managed in accordance with recognised European feed safety requirements.
EFISC-GTP certification helps organisations control feed safety risks, maintain traceability and meet the expectations of customers and certified supply-chain partners.
EFISC-GTP certification helps organisations control feed safety risks, maintain traceability and meet the expectations of customers and certified supply-chain partners.
What Is EFISC-GTP?
EFISC-GTP is a European certification scheme developed specifically for organisations operating in the feed and food ingredient supply chain.
It establishes requirements for the safe collection, trading, storage, handling and transportation of ingredients. The scheme helps operators identify relevant hazards, control suppliers, maintain product traceability and manage feed safety throughout their activities.
EFISC-GTP combines good trading and operating practices with a structured feed safety management system. Its requirements include HACCP-based risk assessment, prerequisite programmes, documented procedures, product monitoring, incident management and communication across the supply chain.
Independent certification provides customers and business partners with evidence that the organisation’s management system and operational controls have been assessed against the applicable EFISC-GTP requirements.
The scheme was developed with the support of European industry organisations including COCERAL, FEDIOL, Starch Europe, EBB and Euromalt.
It establishes requirements for the safe collection, trading, storage, handling and transportation of ingredients. The scheme helps operators identify relevant hazards, control suppliers, maintain product traceability and manage feed safety throughout their activities.
EFISC-GTP combines good trading and operating practices with a structured feed safety management system. Its requirements include HACCP-based risk assessment, prerequisite programmes, documented procedures, product monitoring, incident management and communication across the supply chain.
Independent certification provides customers and business partners with evidence that the organisation’s management system and operational controls have been assessed against the applicable EFISC-GTP requirements.
The scheme was developed with the support of European industry organisations including COCERAL, FEDIOL, Starch Europe, EBB and Euromalt.
Who Is EFISC-GTP Certification For?
EFISC-GTP certification is intended for organisations involved in the handling and movement of feed ingredients throughout the supply chain.
Feed Ingredient Traders
Companies purchasing and selling cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, meals, vegetable oils and other feed ingredients.
Collection Operators
Organisations receiving, combining or collecting feed ingredients from farms, producers and other suppliers before further distribution.
Storage and Warehousing Companies
Operators storing bulk or packaged feed ingredients in warehouses, silos, terminals or other controlled facilities.
Transshipment and Handling Terminals
Companies transferring feed ingredients between storage facilities, vehicles, vessels or other means of transport.
Transport Providers
Organisations transporting feed ingredients by road, rail, inland waterways or sea within the applicable certification scope.
Multi-Activity Supply Chain Operators
Companies combining several activities, such as trading, storage, collection, transshipment and transport, within one centrally managed feed safety system.
Benefits of EFISC-GTP certification
EFISC-GTP certification demonstrates that your organisation manages feed safety risks through controlled, traceable and independently audited processes.
Improve Feed Safety Risk Management
Apply a structured approach to identifying hazards and establishing controls for purchased, stored, handled and transported feed ingredients.
Strengthen Traceability and Supplier Control
Improve supplier approval, product verification, record keeping and the traceability of ingredients throughout the supply chain.
Meet Customer and Market Requirements
Demonstrate compliance with a recognised feed safety scheme requested by customers, importers and certified supply-chain partners.
Support Access to European Supply Chains
Provide customers with independent evidence that your activities are managed in accordance with recognised European feed safety practices.
Reduce Duplication of Audits
Benefit from recognition arrangements between EFISC-GTP and other feed assurance schemes, subject to the applicable products, activities and conditions.
Improve Operational Consistency
Define responsibilities, strengthen internal communication and establish consistent procedures for daily operations and feed safety incidents.
The EFISC-GTP Certification Process
The certification process is planned according to your organisation’s activities, locations, product groups, operational complexity and requested EFISC-GTP scope.
- Application and Scope DefinitionYou provide information about your organisation, locations, products and activities, including trading, collection, storage, transshipment and transportation.1
- Certification ProposalBased on the submitted information, GIC calculates the required audit duration and prepares a certification proposal. Once the conditions have been agreed, the certification agreement is signed and the audit is scheduled.2
- Audit PreparationThe organisation prepares the required feed safety management system documentation and confirms that relevant procedures have been implemented.3
- Initial Certification AuditThe auditor evaluates the organisation’s management system and operational activities against the applicable EFISC-GTP requirements.4
- Corrective Actions and Certification DecisionAny identified nonconformities must be analysed and corrected within the agreed period. Following the review of the audit report and corrective actions, an independent certification decision is made. If all applicable requirements have been fulfilled, the certificate is issued.5
- Annual and Unannounced AuditsEFISC-GTP certification operates within a three-year certification cycle, with a full audit conducted every 12 months.6
Why Choose GIC for EFISC-GTP Certification?
GUARD IS CERTIFICATION is an international certification body authorised to provide EFISC-GTP certification services for feed and food ingredient trading, storage and transportation activities.
Our auditors combine certification competence with practical knowledge of feed, agricultural and supply-chain operations. This allows the audit to consider the organisation’s actual products, processes, suppliers, facilities and transportation activities rather than applying a purely formal approach.
GIC organises the certification process through clearly defined stages, from the initial application and scope review to audit planning, certification decision and subsequent annual audits. Clients receive clear information about the required documentation, applicable EFISC-GTP scope and further actions throughout the process.
We work with traders, storage operators, logistics providers and other organisations involved in international feed ingredient supply chains. Certificates issued by GIC can also be checked through our online certificate database, allowing customers and business partners to verify their current status.
Our auditors combine certification competence with practical knowledge of feed, agricultural and supply-chain operations. This allows the audit to consider the organisation’s actual products, processes, suppliers, facilities and transportation activities rather than applying a purely formal approach.
GIC organises the certification process through clearly defined stages, from the initial application and scope review to audit planning, certification decision and subsequent annual audits. Clients receive clear information about the required documentation, applicable EFISC-GTP scope and further actions throughout the process.
We work with traders, storage operators, logistics providers and other organisations involved in international feed ingredient supply chains. Certificates issued by GIC can also be checked through our online certificate database, allowing customers and business partners to verify their current status.
Questions About EFISC-GTP Certification
Find answers to the most common questions about EFISC-GTP certification, applicable activities, audit requirements, recognition and the certification process.
ISO 22000 is an international food safety management system standard that can be applied by organisations throughout the food chain.
EFISC-GTP is a sector-specific European certification scheme developed for feed and food ingredient activities. It includes detailed requirements for trading, collection, storage, transportation and, within applicable scheme scopes, certain manufacturing sectors.
EFISC-GTP is a sector-specific European certification scheme developed for feed and food ingredient activities. It includes detailed requirements for trading, collection, storage, transportation and, within applicable scheme scopes, certain manufacturing sectors.
According to GIC’s currently published approval, certification is available for:
Scope F — trading in feed and food ingredients;
Scope G — storage and transportation of feed and food ingredients.
Activities such as collection, transshipment and related handling may be included where they fall within the applicable scope and certification rules.
Scope F — trading in feed and food ingredients;
Scope G — storage and transportation of feed and food ingredients.
Activities such as collection, transshipment and related handling may be included where they fall within the applicable scope and certification rules.
No. One of the main characteristics of EFISC-GTP is that it also applies to operators working outside manufacturing.
Traders, collection companies, warehouses, terminals and transport providers may obtain certification for their applicable activities.
Traders, collection companies, warehouses, terminals and transport providers may obtain certification for their applicable activities.
The certification scope may cover products such as cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, vegetable oils, meals, starch products, malt products and other feed ingredients covered by the scheme.
The exact product groups and activities must be defined during the application review.
The exact product groups and activities must be defined during the application review.
GIC normally requires information about:
company activities;
products and product groups;
number and location of sites;
storage and handling operations;
transportation activities;
number of employees;
requested certification scope;
existing feed safety certifications.
Additional information may be requested to calculate the audit duration accurately.
company activities;
products and product groups;
number and location of sites;
storage and handling operations;
transportation activities;
number of employees;
requested certification scope;
existing feed safety certifications.
Additional information may be requested to calculate the audit duration accurately.
The scheme operates within a three-year cycle and requires a full audit every twelve months.
Certified organisations may also be selected for an unannounced audit in accordance with the scheme rules.
Certified organisations may also be selected for an unannounced audit in accordance with the scheme rules.
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